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Bihar SIR: SC seeks details of 3.66 lakh names excluded from list; EC says no complaints from voters yet

Bihar SIR: SC seeks details of 3.66 lakh names excluded from list; EC says no complaints from voters yet

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to provide it with details of 3.66 lakh excluded voters from the final electoral poll prepared under the Bihar special intensive revision (SIR). During the hearing, the poll body told the apex court that most of the names added to the final electoral roll in SIR are of new voters and a few old voters. “No complaint or appeal filed till now by any excluded voters,” the Election Commission told the Supreme Court.The Supreme Court was hearing petitions challenging the Bihar SIR.Earlier, on September 30, the EC published the final voters’ list after the special intensive revision and announced the Bihar assembly election schedule on October 6.

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